The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

"My eyesight is not good, please forgive me, Fifth Prince. The Empress has specifically instructed you to go back and rest early. If you get tired, your body will be in trouble. Please get up now. The Empress understands your filial piety."

Nanny Hua'e, with her trembling body, took two steps forward and helped the man up.

The fifth prince knelt for a long time. He didn't expect that the old nanny was so strong that she could pull him up so easily?

In the eyes of others, this scene was the Fifth Prince standing up obediently.

Otherwise, how could an old lady who even trembled when walking pull up a young boy?

Emperor Chu smiled, but his eyes were cold.

The fifth prince stood up and found something wrong. Just as he was about to kneel down, he found that his legs were numb. The numbness spread from the knees upwards to the calves, and he was unable to move for a while.

As a result, he missed the best time to kneel down and just stood there looking into the eyes of Emperor Chu and the others.

"Since the Queen has specifically instructed you to do so, Old Five, go back and have a good rest. Don't let your mother down."

The fifth prince felt a little aggrieved, but at the same time he felt secretly relieved.

"Yes, Father. I will personally go and apologize to Mother tomorrow."

As he spoke, he moved his legs slightly, and numbness came over him, and he felt a little sore in his hamstrings.

The expressions on the faces of the kneeling Second Prince and Fourth Prince were almost unbearable. Looking at the trouser legs of the Fifth Prince, they felt very uncomfortable and embarrassed.

Everyone is being punished, why are you the only one who can leave first?

Especially the fourth prince. The queen mentioned the fifth prince at the beginning, and then the second prince followed suit. Only he had no relationship with the queen at all.

Although he didn't want to have anything to do with it.

But having or not having is different from wanting or not.

Is the Queen planning to bet on the Fifth Prince? The Second Prince was also thinking about this.

There was a hint of coldness on his fat face, and a hint of calculation flashed across his eyes, which were covered with flesh.

The fifth prince limped out of the palace with the envy and jealousy of his two brothers.

The second and fourth princes were left staring blankly outside the imperial study, not knowing when they would have to kneel down.

Fortunately, the emperor closed the door when he left, so they were able to relax a little and sit on their knees.

They didn't dare to speak carelessly on their father's territory. However, there was nothing much to say between the two of them, so they each focused on their own thoughts.

The Emperor of Chu went directly to the Queen's palace. When he arrived, he heard from the servants that the Queen was copying books in the Buddhist hall and no one was allowed to disturb her.

Anyone here also includes the Emperor of Chu.

Emperor Chu paused and looked in the direction of the Buddhist temple.

He remembered that he had once asked the queen whether she believed in gods, Buddhas, and fortune-telling.

He still remembered the queen at that time, who confidently and firmly replied with disbelief. She believed more in man's ability to conquer nature than in God's will.

But now, the person who did not believe in gods and Buddhas also began to kneel sincerely before them.

The Emperor of Chu felt a little uncomfortable and walked out of the palace. After leaving, he walked aimlessly on the palace road.

Before I knew it, I had arrived near Concubine Ning's Fuhua Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine's Fuhua Palace is just ahead. It's getting late, would you like to rest in the Imperial Concubine's palace?"

Xiao Degui bent down and walked forward, persuading carefully.

The King of Chu glanced at him and said as he walked, "Why? When did the Imperial Concubine ever give you any favors?"

Xiao Degui bent his waist even more and followed in small steps.

"How could I possibly do that? I am Your Majesty's servant, no matter what happens to others. I only care about Your Majesty. It's getting late, Your Majesty, and you have a big court meeting tomorrow. You need to get some rest. If you don't sleep well, you will be tired tomorrow. I feel sorry for you, Your Majesty."

The Emperor of Chu lowered his head, smiled, and shook his head. "Alright, I was just teasing you. I know you are the most loyal. You are the person I trust most in this world."

Xiao Degui quietly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and a hoarse voice came.

"Your Majesty, I am truly delighted to hear these words. Even if I die, it will be worth it."

"What the hell, you're just saying these unlucky things. Look at you, you're such a loser."

The King of Chu turned around and saw Xiao Degui wiping his tears, and said unhappily.

"There is no servant in this world more blessed than me. Your Majesty, you are kind to me. I will only recognize you in this life, and I will serve you in the next life and the next."

The Emperor of Chu laughed when he heard this and pointed at the person beside him.

"Well, you slave, you are cursing me."

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, you deserve a beating."

Xiao Degui slapped himself twice on the mouth. Seeing that Emperor Chu was obviously in a much happier mood, he felt relieved.

The Empress returned to the palace, and His Majesty was extremely happy without saying anything. Ordinary people didn't know that he had been with His Majesty for so many years.

When Your Majesty was still Prince Ping, he had always held the Empress in high esteem. He always consulted with her first on any matter. Back then, Your Majesty was used to doing things his own way, much to the displeasure of his brothers and the late Emperor. But with the Empress restraining him, things improved considerably, and at least Your Majesty was rarely reprimanded by the late Emperor in court.

The Empress seemed gentle and tolerant, but the servants in the palace were afraid of her. His Majesty was also afraid of the Empress's anger, so he basically obeyed her every word.

After the Empress left the capital, His Majesty returned to his former self. At that time, every time there was a morning court session, half of the people in the court would be scolded.

In other words, His Majesty became tired later on, and his temper gradually improved a lot, although the difference was not noticeable in the eyes of others.

Xiao Degui waited for the Emperor of Chu to rest, then stood up and left.

The eunuchs around him rushed forward to serve him while he rested on the side.

"Wake me up early tomorrow."

Xiao Degui's tired voice sounded. He had to get up early to wait on His Majesty and return to the palace, and then rush to the morning court.

"Got it, Eunuch Xiao, you can take a good rest. I will be on guard here."

A clever young eunuch took the initiative to take over Eunuch Xiao's task and waited outside the hall.

Early the next morning, the book that was originally intended to imply the Queen's unkindness was thwarted by the news that came from the palace.

You say the Queen is unkind, and when the Prince is punished, the Queen joins in. Raising a child without educating the mother is a sin, and the Queen herself has said so, and she even punished herself.

In addition, several princes were allowed to return to the palace, but the second prince and the fourth prince stayed behind.

The Queen said that the Fifth Prince was young and immature, but his two older brothers were sensible. He failed to set a good example for his younger brothers and should be punished.

If you don't show any more kindness, you will have no foothold.

However, these ministers have plenty of ways to find the queen's mistakes.

"I report that Empress Zhu is childless and has failed as a wife. I am guilty of this as the Empress's failure to live. I am also guilty of this as a mother, which is my second crime. I am also guilty of this as a queen, which is my third crime. I implore the Emperor to appoint a virtuous new Empress!"